Fissocantharis

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Fissocantharis
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Fissocantharis

Pic, 1921
Type species
Fissocantharis opaca
Pic, 1921
Diversity
About 200+ species
Synonyms
  • Pseudouroctonus

Fissocantharis is a genus of soldier beetle belonging to the family Cantharidae. It is one of the largest genera of cantharid beetles, with about 200 species known worldwide and new species discovered in every year. [1] [2] [3]

In China, more than 100 species recognized. [4] [5] [6] About 30 species identified from Taiwan, where all of them are endemic, except one species, F. mucronata. [7]

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References

  1. Yang, Y.; Su, J.; Yang, X. (2014). "Taxonomic note and description of new species of Fissocantharis Pic from China (Coleoptera, Cantharidae)". ZooKeys (443): 45–59. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.443.8309 . PMC   4205503 . PMID   25349496.
  2. Yang, Y.; Yang, X. (2011). "A taxonomic study on semifumata species-group of Fissocantharis Pic, with description of six new species from China and Myanmar". ZooKeys (152): 43–61. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.152.2070 . PMC   3234424 . PMID   22287905.
  3. Li, Limei; Zhang, Lulu; Yang, Yuxia; Okushima, Yûichi (2016). "A contribution to the knowledge of the genera Fissocantharis Pic, 1921 and Micropodabrus Pic, 1920 from Taiwan". European Journal of Taxonomy (243). doi: 10.5852/ejt.2016.243 . Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. Yang, Y.; Li, L.; Guan, K.; Yang, X. (2015). "Taxonomy of Fissocantharis Pic (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from Guangxi, China, with descriptions of six new species". ZooKeys (489): 95–123. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.489.9153 . PMC   4395839 . PMID   25878532.
  5. Yang, Yuxia; Li, Limei; Yang, Xingke (2015). "Description of four new species related to Fissocantharis novemexcavatus (Wittmer, 1951) (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from China". Zootaxa. 4058 (3): 362–72. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4058.3.4. PMID   26701532 . Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. Yang, Yuxia; Qi, Yaqing; Yang, Xing-Ke (2018). "Four new species of Fissocantharis Pic, 1921 (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from China". ZooKeys (738): 97–115. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.738.19884 . PMC   5904520 . PMID   29670425 . Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. "Synonym, new species and checklist of the genus Fissocantharis Pic from Taiwan" (PDF). Zootaxa. Retrieved 3 April 2018.